Oxidation of vanillin by Serratia marcescens

A Serratia marcescens strain quantitatively converted vanillin (0·1%, w/v) to vanillic acid, which exerted an inhibitory effect on bacterial growth. Vanillic acid producing activity was found in cell-free extracts of cultures grown in media with and without vanillin, when glucose was the substrate.     

Lipolytic activity copurified with the outer membrane of Serratia marcescens.

Lipase, nuclease, and protease activities could be shown primarily with the purified outer membrane fraction from Serratia marcescens. These activities increased and decreased in the different compartments dependent on the growth phase of the cell culture. Penicillin-hydrolyzing activity was exclusively demonstrated with the outer membrane fraction.     

Effects of Serratia marcescens on the F1 generation of laboratory-reared Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The effects of the bacterium Serratia marcescens (Bizio) was investigated on the F1 generation of laboratory-reared Heliothis virescens (F.). There was no difference in adult male or female longevity (i.e., parental generation) for individuals inoculated with S. marcescens as larvae (Serratia treatment) and those that were free of the bacterium (control treatment). However, the number of eggs laid and the prevalence of eclosion of eggs from Serratia treatment adults were reduced relative to control treatment adults. A very low number of F1 Serratia treatment eggs exhibited signs of infection, but a higher prevalence of mortality was observed for F1 larvae (n = 2,888) for the Serratia (3.5-4.6%) than for the control (1.1-1.5%) treatment. No S. marcescens was isolated from dead control larvae; whereas, 48 -54% of dead F1 larvae for the Serratia treatment were positive for the bacterium. However, there was no significant difference in larval weights between treatments. There were also no differences in either mortality or weight of F1 male pupae between treatments, but F1 female pupae were significantly smaller and prevalence of mortality was higher for the Serratia treatment. Serratia marcescens was not isolated from any of the control F1 pupae, but 6% of pupal cadavers for the Serratia treatment were positive for the bacterium. No S. marcescens was recovered from the meconia of any of the F1 adults (n = 2,600) regardless of treatment, and there were no differences in adult weights between treatments. Although sublethal effects of S. marcescens were detected, the impact and prevalence of the bacterium were tremendously reduced over the F1 generation in the absence of all but the most basic management strategies.     

Bacteriophage Typing of Clinically Isolated Serratia marcescens

A bacteriophage-typing scheme for the differentiation and classification of clinically isolated strains of Serratia marcescens was developed. Thirty-four Serratia bacteriophages were isolated from sewage and used to type 185 of 204 isolates (90.6%) of S. marcescens into 23 bacteriophage groups representing 71 types. Different bacteriophage types occurred at different intervals, suggesting that particular strains of S. marcescens are found at certain times. A correlation was found between inositol fermentation and bacteriophage type and between susceptibility to carbenicillin and bacteriophage type. However, there was no relationship between source of isolate and bacteriophage type. Bacteriophage typing of S. marcescens should provide a system which will aid in determining the origin of nosocomial Serratia infections.     

粘质沙雷菌裂解性噬菌体ФSM9-3Y的分离和鉴定

目的从医院污水中分离粘质沙雷菌噬菌体,并分析其生物学特性,为进一步研究针对耐药性粘质沙雷菌的噬菌体制剂提供依据。方法采用双层琼脂平板法分离纯化针对粘质沙雷菌的裂解性噬菌体,观察噬菌体对宿主菌的裂解特异性,通过负染法电镜观察噬菌体的形态结构,提取噬菌体核酸进行酶切电泳,测定噬菌体的最佳感染复数和一步生长曲线,SDS-PAGE电泳初步分析噬菌体的结构蛋白和非结构蛋白。结果从医院污水分离出7株可裂解粘质沙雷菌的噬菌体,对其中一株噬菌体(命名为ФSM9-3Y)的生物学特征进行了初步研究。电镜显示噬菌体呈蝌蚪状,头部为20面体立体对称、直径约70 nm;尾部长约50 nm。ФSM9-3Y的最佳感染复数为1。一步生长曲线表明;ФSM9-3Y的潜伏期约30 min,暴发时间70 min,暴发量为629 PFU/cell。凝胶电泳显示噬菌体基因组为双链DNA、大小约54 kb。SDS-PAGE呈现至少包括13种蛋白,相对分子质量范围在25～130 kD,其中主要蛋白的相对分子质量约为48 kD。结论此次分离的噬菌体ФSM9-3Y为裂解性噬菌体,根据形态和结构特征,粘质沙雷菌噬菌体ФSM9-3Y属于有尾病毒目,肌尾噬菌体科。     

东亚飞蝗病原褪色沙雷氏菌的分型分析

对东亚飞蝗的致病性菌褪色沙雷氏菌进行分型研究,为东亚飞蝗的生物学防治研究或可构建基因工程菌的候选菌株。利用血清型分型与脉冲场凝胶电泳分型方法对不同地区及个体的病死蝗虫中分离的10株细菌与模式菌株(ATCC 13880)进行了分析。结果显示,由不同地区及个体中分离得到的褪色沙雷氏菌同源性存在差异性,基因分型相似性在64%~100%之间,存在不同程度的亲缘关系。本试验丰富了褪色沙雷氏菌的生物学性状内容,也为对褪色沙雷氏菌的检验与进一步深入研究提供了具有参考价值的资料。     

Cytotoxicity of a novel lipid-like bacterial product

A highly cytotoxic, lipid-like compound was isolated from a Serratia marcescens strain currently under identification. We have named the compound DCX for its direct cytotoxic activity on various cell types in culture. DCX was purified by preparative thin layer chromatography from chloroform: methanol = 4:1 extracts of whole bacteria, and is chromatographically homogeneous. The effect of DCX on cells is dose, time, and temperature dependent. DCX is particularly toxic to the mastocytoma cell line P815 (TD50 = 75 pg/ml). Three other malignant or transformed murine cell lines were sensitive to the cytotoxic action of DCX. The effect of DCX was also tested on normal cells (human gingival fibroblasts), which showed greater resistance to DCX than the other cells tested.     

一株新粘质沙雷氏菌发酵产红色素及其结构的研究

通过对从土壤中筛选得到的一株产红色素的新粘质沙雷氏菌Serratia marcescens subsp.H31发酵条件的研究,确定最优的碳源、氮源和无机盐分别为蔗糖、牛肉膏和CaCl2,最终发酵液中红色素的OD535和生物量分别达到142.638和15.29g/L,并由UV和TOFMS等方法确定该色素为灵菌红素(prodigiosins,简写PG)。     

Two matrix metalloproteinases inhibitors from Ferula persica var. persica.

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a role in several physiologic and pathologic events. There is some evidence indicating the involvement of MMPs in tumor invasion and inflammatory diseases. Here we studied the chloroform extract of Ferula persica var. persica. The influence of these extracts vs. a reference drug, diclofenac sodium, on MMP production by the fibrosarcoma cell line was investigated using an in vitro cytotoxicity assay, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide, and gelatin zymography. The total extract of the roots was found to exhibit a selective inhibitory effect on tumor cell invasion. The bioactivity-guided fractionation of this extract led to the isolation of two compounds. These compounds showed highest MMP inhibitory effect at minimal toxic dose levels. Using conventional spectroscopy methods, the active fractions were identified as t-butyl 3-[(1-methylthiopropyl)dithio]-2-propenyl malonate (persicasulphide B) and umbelliprenin, previously isolated from F. persica var. latisecta. Since inhibition of MMP activity has been employed in modality therapy in diseases such as cancer, this compound might be promising in the preparation of anti-MMP therapeutic derivatives.     

Detection of bacteriophage tracers in bivalve molluscan shellfish

Procedures to enumerate commonly used bacteriophage tracers in bivalve molluscan shellfish were evaluated. Bacteriophages specific to Serratia marcescens, Escherichia coli and Enterobacter cloacae can be recovered from shellfish flesh by chloroform treatment of homogenates and subsequent clarification of samples by centrifugation. Bacteriophages were enumerated using a soft agar overlay technique. Hard clams appeared to release toxic compounds during homogenization which dramatically reduced counts of Ent. clocae bacteriophage.     

双亲灭活制备粘质沙雷氏菌和红曲霉的跨界产色素融合子

目的：采用双亲灭活原生质体技术制备粘质沙雷氏菌和红曲霉的跨界产色素融合子,并测定其抑菌活性。方法：经0.2%溶菌酶处理获得粘质沙雷氏菌的原生质体并热灭活;经混合酶（0.8%溶菌酶＋1.2%蜗牛酶＋1.6%纤维素酶）处理获得红曲霉的原生质体并紫外灭活;用含25%PEG的原生质体融合剂进行促融合与再生。观察融合子的菌落形态和色素合成能力,测定融合子色素提取物对金黄色葡萄球菌的抑制活性。结果：在优化条件下,粘质沙雷氏菌原生质体的形成率为92.58%,红曲霉原生质体形成数约为106个/mL,两菌原生质体灭活率均为100%。共获得13个融合子,9个能产红色素,融合率为1×10-5%。其中8个融合子的95%乙醇提取物对金黄色葡萄球菌表现出不同程度的抑制。结论：采用双亲灭活原生质体技术,能够制备具有抑菌活性的粘质沙雷氏菌和红曲霉的跨界产色素融合子。     

双亲灭活制备粘质沙雷氏菌和红曲霉的跨界产色素融合子

目的:采用双亲灭活原生质体技术制备粘质沙雷氏菌和红曲霉的跨界产色素融合子,并测定其抑菌活性。方法:经0.2%溶菌酶处理获得粘质沙雷氏菌的原生质体并热灭活;经混合酶(0.8%溶菌酶+1.2%蜗牛酶+1.6%纤维素酶)处理获得红曲霉的原生质体并紫外灭活;用含25%PEG的原生质体融合剂进行促融合与再生。观察融合子的菌落形态和色素合成能力,测定融合子色素提取物对金黄色葡萄球菌的抑制活性。结果:在优化条件下,粘质沙雷氏菌原生质体的形成率为92.58%,红曲霉原生质体形成数约为106个/mL,两菌原生质体灭活率均为100%。共获得13个融合子,9个能产红色素,融合率为1×10-5%。其中8个融合子的95%乙醇提取物对金黄色葡萄球菌表现出不同程度的抑制。结论:采用双亲灭活原生质体技术,能够制备具有抑菌活性的粘质沙雷氏菌和红曲霉的跨界产色素融合子。     

Draft Genome Sequence of Serratia marcescens Strain LCT-SM213

Serratia marcescens is a species of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae. S. marcescens can cause nosocomial infections, particularly catheter-associated bacteremia, urinary tract infections, and wound infections. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Serratia marcescens strain LCT-SM213, which was isolated from CGMCC 1.1857.     

Genes of resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics in clinical strains of Serratia marcescens and the enzyme encoded by them]

The patterns of aminoglycoside inactivating enzymes were determined by AGRP in 31 clinical isolated of Serratia marcescens. The results were compared with the data on identification of the aminoglycoside resistance genes by the specific DNA probes. It was shown that all the isolates of Serratia marcescens contained the AAC(6')-Ic gene which was not expressed in some isolates. The other detected aminoglycoside inactivating enzymes were the following: AAC(3)-V in 17 isolates, ANT(2') in 7 isolates, AAC(3)-I in 4 isolates and APH(3')-I in 13 isolates. Reliability of the methods of AGRP and DNA-DNA hybridization was estimated in the assay of the aminoglycoside resistant clinical strains of Serratia marcescens.     

产脂肪酶粘质沙雷氏菌发酵产酶条件的优化

目的：通过对产脂肪酶粘质沙雷氏菌发酵条件的优化,使其酶活力得到大幅度提高。方法：用响应面法对产脂肪酶粘质沙雷氏菌的发酵产酶培养条件进行了优化。首先通过逐因子实验考察了该菌株产酶所需的最适碳源和氮源,在此基础上通过Plackett-burman法设计实验,考察了几种因素对产酶影响的大小,然后用最陡爬坡实验逼近以上几种因子的最大响应区域后,采用Box-Behnken设计25组实验,并利用Design-Expert对实验结果进行二次回归分析。结果：对产酶具有显著效应的4个因素为：蛋白胨、CaCl2、吐温、大豆油。实验优化到最佳的产酶条件为：糊精1%,蛋白胨0.7%、CaCl20.3%、吐温-80 1.68%、大豆油1.81%、K2HPO40.05%、MgSO40.05%、FeSO40.1%。结论：优化后发酵液上清的脂肪酶活力可达97.52U/ml,比优化前提高了10倍。     

Mutation of a conserved tryptophan in the chitin-binding cleft of Serratia marcescens chitinase A enhances transglycosylation

Family 18 chitinases have the signature peptide DGXDXDXE forming the fourth beta-strand in the (beta/alpha)8-barrel of their catalytic domain. The carboxyl-end glutamic acid, E315 in Serratia marcescens chitinase A, serves as the acid/base during chitin hydrolysis, and the side-chain of the preceding aspartic acid, D313, helps to position correctly the N-acetyl moiety of the glycosyl sugar undergoing hydrolysis. Chitin substrates are bound within a long cleft across the top of the barrel, whose floor consists of aromatic residues that hydrophobically stack with every other GlcNAc. Alanine substitution of the conserved Trp167 at the -3 subsite in Serratia marcescens chitinase A enhanced transglycosylation. Higher oligosaccharides were formed from both chitin tetra- and pentasaccharide, and the only hydrolytic product from chitin trisaccharide was the disaccharide. Greater retention of the glycosyl fragment at the active site of the -3 mutant of Serratia marcescens chitinase A might favor transglycosylation due to a stabilized conformation of its D313.     

A major outer membrane protein of Serratia marcescens which was easily solubilized and had a capacity to bind to calcium

Easily solubilized major outer membrane protein was found in Serratia marcescens. The protein was originally obtained as a membrane-associated, insoluble protein in the outer membrane when the cells were slightly disrupted. However, the amount of this protein in the outer membrane gradually decreased with the time of sonication. The decrease was not due to decomposition of the protein but to solubilization into a soluble fraction after a long period of disruption. The molecular weight of this protein was 47 kDa and it bound calcium. Another 40 kDa calcium binding protein was also found in the outer membrane of S. marcescens.     

Structural studies of an acidic galactoglucomannan from the O15 reference strain (C.D.C. 4523-60) of Serratia marcescens

Both neutral and acidic polymers have been isolated from the lipopolysaccharide extract of the reference strain (C.D.C. 4523-60) for Serratia marcescens serogroup O15. By means of n.m.r. spectroscopy, methylation analysis, and studies of degradation products, the acidic polysaccharide was shown to have a branched pentasaccharide repeating-unit with the following structure. (Formula: see text)     

Expression of chitinase A (chiA) gene from a local isolate of Serratia marcescens in Coleoptera-specific Bacillus thuringiensis

Aims:  The present study focused on cloning and expression of chiA gene from a highly chitinolytic local isolate of Serratia marcescens in an anti-Coleopteran Bacillus thuringiensis and comparison of the characteristics of the native and recombinant ChiAs.
Methods and Results:  chiA gene from Ser . marcescens was cloned, sequenced and compared with the previously cloned chiA genes. chiA gene was PCR cloned and expressed in anti-Coleopteran B. thuringiensis strain 3023 as verified by Western blot analysis. Specific ChiA activity of the recombinant B. thuringiensis (strain 3023-SCHI) reached its highest level at 21st hour of growth (16·93 U mg⁻¹), which was 5·2- and 1·3-fold higher than that of its parental strain and Ser . marcescens , respectively. Temperature and pH effects on native and recombinant ChiAs were next determined. The recombinant plasmid was quite stable over 240 generations.
Conclusions:  Serratia marcescens ChiA was heterologously expressed in an anti-Coleopteran B. thuringiensis at levels even higher than that produced by the source organism.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  Bacillus thuringiensis 3023-SCHI co-expressing anti-Coleopteran Cry3Aa protein and Ser . marcescens chitinase offers a viable alternative to the use of chitinolytic microbes/enzymes in combination with entamopathogenic bacteria for an increased potency because of synergistic interaction between them.     

一株高产PLC的CW-W-90-3菌的鉴定

198 9年 ,筛选了 1株高产 phospholipaseC(PLC)的CW W 90 3菌株[1,2 ] ,据其形态特征、生理生化反应 ,初步将其归于弧菌科气单胞菌属[3 ] ,由于该菌株的许多生理生化特性与粘质沙雷氏菌相同。但其极生单鞭毛和无色素及少许生理生化特性与粘质沙雷氏菌相异。后经AutomatedBacteriaIdentificationSystem BiologMicroStationSystem检测 96种C源和N源的利用及其个体群体发育 ,说明其与粘质沙雷氏菌 (Serratiamarcescens)相符 ;并在基因组水平上研究该菌株的系统发育 ,从分子水平上对该菌株进行 16SrRNA序列分析煌同源性比较。根据CW W 90 3菌株 16SrRNA与GeneBank数据库中Serratiamarcescens的 16SrRNA的序列具有 99%的同源性 ,终将CW W 90 3菌株鉴定为粘质沙雷氏菌武汉株 (SerratiamarcescensWuhanstrain)。